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Using a BLUETOOTH connection
Advance Preparation
- Check that your audio device is compatible with Music Center.
Compatible models - If you want to establish a BLUETOOTH connection with a speaker that supports connections to Wi-Fi networks, first turn off your smartphone’s Wi-Fi settings, and then establish the BLUETOOTH connection.
- To find out whether the devices support the NFC function, refer to operating instructions of each device.
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If you are using iOS 13.0 or later, permit access to the Bluetooth from [Settings] - [Music Center] on the iPhone.
How to connect
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For Android devices
Launch Music Center, tap
, and select [Connect manually through Bluetooth settings].
Set the audio device to BLUETOOTH pairing mode.
(For details about the pairing operation of the audio device, refer to the operating instructions of the device.)Follow the instructions on the Music Center screen and select the audio device from the smartphone’s Bluetooth settings menu to establish a BLUETOOTH connection.
When the connection is complete, the screen switches to the following.
- If a BLUETOOTH connection could not be established, see the “Unable to connect via a Bluetooth connection” page.
If you have established a BLUETOOTH connection with the audio device and another device (such as a smartphone), disconnect any BLUETOOTH connections other than that for the device to which you want to connect.
Start Music Center, select the audio device to which you want to connect, and then do the operations according to Music Center’s screen.
If the smartphone’s pairing settings screen appears, allow connections.
When the connection is complete, the screen switches to the following.
- If registration for the device has failed, see the “Failed to register the device” page.
Turn on your smartphone’s NFC setting.
Launch Music Center, tap
, and select [Connect by NFC].
When you touch your smartphone’s
mark to the audio device’s mark, a BLUETOOTH connection is established.
When the connection is complete, the screen switches to the following.
- If a BLUETOOTH connection could not be established, see the “Unable to connect via a Bluetooth connection” page.
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For iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)
Launch Music Center, tap
, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Set the audio device to BLUETOOTH pairing mode.
(For details about the pairing operation of the audio device, refer to the operating instructions of the device.)From the setting screen of the iPhone, select [Bluetooth] and select the audio device.
Restart Music Center on your iPhone and connect to a Wi-Fi network.When the connection is complete, the following screen appears.
- If a BLUETOOTH connection could not be established, see the “Unable to connect via a Bluetooth connection” page.
If you have established a BLUETOOTH connection with the audio device and another device (such as an iPhone), disconnect any BLUETOOTH connections other than that for the device to which you want to connect.
Start Music Center, select the audio device to which you want to connect, and then do the operations according to Music Center’s screen.
From the setting screen of the iPhone, select [Bluetooth] and select the audio device.
Restart Music Center on your iPhone and connect to a Wi-Fi network.When the connection is complete, the following screen appears.
- If registration for the device has failed, see the “Failed to register the device” page.